Variety (Mar 1937)

E S VARIETY 29 Advttnce Production Chart (Continued from page 18) ested. Whefn they see Papa Jones in a jiaim over the Oil stbc]k issue, kids and capitalist come to rescue by offering stock of the super-charger in eitr change for the oil stock. Superrcharger makes good, oil promoter is ousted and the girl goes back to her small town sweetheart. ' Readied to start: 'SHE HAD TO EATC and 'ESCAPE IFBOM LOVE.' Universal """^WSresoviirHON^^ reported Vahiety, Feb. 3; 'GOOD AS MARRIED/ reported Feb. 17. Started last week: - •THE WILDCATTER,' produced by George Owen; director, Lew Collins; Tom Van Dyke, original; no writing credits. Caist^ Scott Kolk, Jegn Rog- ers, Jack Smart, Ward Bond, Suzanne Kaaren, Russel Hicks» Jack (Scats) F'owell. Story is action melodrama concerning exploration for oil. Rich danie is -willing to pick up the 'Wildcatter* and do all right t>y him, provided he leaves his Wife, Jean Rogers. He refuses'aihd continues: his career. <OH. DOCTOR,' produced by Edmiind Grainger; diirector, Ray McCarey; Harry Leon Wilson, original; Harry Clork, screenplay. .Cast: E. E. Horton, William Demarest; Donrue Leighton, Catherine Dpucet, Edward Brophy. Maidel Turner, Thurston Hall, William Hall. Story concerns hypbchirondriac controlling a fortune. Believing himself on the verge of death, he negotiates ai loan for immediate prancing. His aunt, Maidel Turner, steps into the piicture by attempting to alleviate his attentions through a pretty nurse. v Readied to stlrt: 'LOVE IN A BUNGALOW,' 'DELAY IN THE StN,' «THE COP,' 'PRESCRIPTION FOB„ ROMANCE/ and 'HIPPOiSBOME/■ Warners Five In work, is edltlner^ 8 preparing, lib work: ^ „ 'KID GALAHAD' and "THE SINGING MARINE/ reported Variety, Jan. 27;'FLY AWAY, BABY/reported Febi 10. Started last week: 'MADCAP HEIRESS/ produced by Bryan Foy, directed by . William Clemens, screen play by Robertson White.. Cast: Oraig: Reynold^ Nagel, Ann Sheridan, Warren Hull, Hugh O'Connell, Teddy ?lart, Raymond ^^tory centers around 18-year- heiress Wbo, on thi ,eve of reaching her legal age, decides to elope on a bet. Father leiarns of this ^nd follows elopers' car to a poiht he is blocked by passing freight train. While Wait- ing a hobo engages in conversation and offers to help him. They, succeed inapprehending the elOpiers, take the girl home, and as a reward]he hobo is put up for the night Old man takes interest in young hobo and tries to rehabilitate him, only to learn later that the chap is the son of .big adver- tising man. Girl's father is framing radio program and the ^hobo helps on the scripts. Hobb spots with the heiress, who still thmks he is ]ust a hobo. After many embarrassing situations, he leaves. Radio program clicks and girl discovers she's iji love^with him. . . x ju. 'ONE HOUR OF ROMANCE/ produced by Henry Blanke, irected by Joe Mayi story by Hans , Rameau, screen Pjay ^by Margaret LeVmo and Jules Enstei . Cast: Kay Francis, . Basil Rathbone, James Bryan, Ian Hunter, "Mary Maguire, Donald Crisp, Robert, Barrat. ^ « >. Story is backgrounded in Warsaw and Vienna where Kay Francis de- picts a famous stage star gradually dropping to nitery entertwner in not too fashionable cafe in Vienna. - While giving an exhibition, she notices a man'in the audience and kills him. In courtroom she refuses to disclose the motive. Her whole background is surrounded with mystery. .Eventu- ally disclosed. A.young girl with the miKdered man w her daugt^^^^ she is kept from knowing that it was her mother that killed the man •^"S^d^ to°Sl?S W ^fil? MEP / ^STORY OF EMILE ZOLA/ and 'EMPTY HOLSTERS.' . ^ Oh, Dear Dept ^ Hollywoodi March 8. Warrter .Baxter in interview with MQlly Ckstle, Beaverbrook (Condon) sobber, confided why he . can't afford to retire. As a proof that he's. living; from hand to mouth .star, cited that his taxes amount , to 75% of . his earnings and he hals to keep working to pay for list year's income. PRESENTATtONS BACK AT STATE, SYDNEY After yearsi presentations came back into .the State theatre this week with the itichard White Ballet on, stage in conjiinction "with the .theatre's regu- lar orchestra. cessful it. Will stick. is being handled by prrie Perry. When the State first opined, Clyde Hood Was imipprted from. America, to haihdl? presentations. Will. , also from , America, had-, charge of the orchestra. Hood died oh a i>lane trip between. Sydney and Melbourne, arid .shortly aftemard the presen- t?itions were taken, out arid a. dual pic policy brought in. Foreign Press' H'wood Shindig Called Off Hollywood, March 2. Foreign Press Society dropped its ■ plan for prize-aiward luncheon, after two postponements, yrhen Academy annual affair loomed too .close. Outlanders have presented award certificates to winners, and will fea-? ture them at later society Ivmcheon, to chin and ipose with members. TITLE CHANGES Hollywood, March 2. Republic has changed tag on ^Steel' to 'Bill Cracks Down.' Columbia will release 'Weather or No' as 'Let's Get- Married.* Warners •One Hour to ■Mazurka' changed of Romance.' Warners 'Hobo arid the Heireiss' goes out as 'Footloose Heiress' after a brief fling as 'Madcap Heiress.' New tag for Maurice Conn's ■'Scavengers of Broadway' is Tough toHaridle.' 2PTH'S TUNING IMPOET Albert Sendrey; composer, grand- son of Mm;e. Schumann-Heink, arid son of a Ceiritral European orchestra coriductor, arrives "Thursday from HSiiirope en route to Hollywood to coinpose for 20th .Century-Fpx.. Carbl Weymaii's 20tli test Darryl Zanuck caught a broadcast by Carol Weyman, new NBC song^ stress, arid: wired Joe Pincus to give her a screen test About > a month ago' Miss Wieyman was discovered, by John Royal aiid she is now heard on her own pro- grams OH Tuesday and iSunday eve- nings on NBC. Warbler took her 20th-FQx test Fri (26). AILEY'S DOMINICAN CHORE Noirman W. Alley, former Metro npwsreel canieramanV has gori? to the Dominican Republic on., leave of ab- sence' from Universal hewsreei. He will make a series Of motion pictures for, the Dominican Republic which are to be used in publicizirig this couritry as"; a Vacation spot for U. Si tourists. Exploitation Divorces Up (COritinuied from page 3) iri Reno to receive some kind of . a property settliement frorii her former husbandi spends much of her time writing. .Elopement Ruth Mattimore, dancei- and former. wife of Richard Arlen, was a prin- cipal in an airplane elopement to Reno: last week, wheri she became the bride of Byington Ford, .son of a ])ioneer Califorrii family and. a wesU known sportsman and' polo player; Both gave their residence as Carmel, Cal. Armine Von Tempski, author, is coming to Reno next week, but not .''*\_'fpr the usual purpose; She- will . . . • .. /speak for the local branch of Amer- (Contlnued from page 21) y ^^^^ League of Pen Women, sical novelty t^f^ed °AitJjy the .^^^ VAerie Savage, whose 'Summer Hail'RKO receW bought for^in New Film Group Much Concerned Over labor and Politix in Fix Working with the music teacher who covers all the schools, the thea- tre has already suggested a jug band for one school, a hanrioriica band for another and a banjo and guitar or- ganization for a third. Now the manager is scratching his head for three more ideas, with one idea form- ing up for a bottle band, the perr formers tapping tuned bottles with heavy thimbles, the bottles being timed by adding water untU the proper tone; is reached. Idea is to give each band a tryout on a Tuesday, which is an off night. This to give theiri the benefit of a public performance, Following this, one entire night show, will be given to the massed bands,, with each playing two selections* Prices will be slightly advanced and the bands put'on fol- lowing the first night show, when the films will be shown. Audience will vote by ballot rather ihan applaUse, and the prizes will be awarded im- mediately after the votes are count- ed, with' shorts being run during the .count Town is large enough to insUre a good attendance V and ,yet small enough to permit local interest to be worked upi. through the newspapers. If the idea hits, the bands .Will,be toured to nearby towns'for an added attraction, the house being orie of a circuit. tlsed Noa-Sync New Haven. Bob Russell worked his non-sync to. good advantage.for a special 'On the Avenue', plug at Poll's. Used records of hits a couple weeks ahead and worked in a duo of talented bbothmen Who did vocal and whis- tling, specialties along with songs. Stuint was accompanied by an- nouncements of forthcoming run of film and was timed to get message across while house . was ,unloading between shows, as well as at open- ing! arid closing time. Real Goods To stress its coalition with Con- solidated Radio Artists, "Inc^ Fan- chori & Marco has gotten put a SDlashy ^nd artistic announcement. Illustrates its chief eritertainers and tells it's good without going over- board on adjectives;, It's a nice ex- ample of good taste. ger Rogers and Fred StbnO, lived here for six weks to divorce her husband, Courtney Savage, New York playwright and newspaperman. She spent her tiriie With the local lit- erary lights and told them about her new book, 'Carnival on Quicksands,' that Dpubleday will publish «arly iri June. She left Reno for Hollywood. Glen Perry, New York .sports writer, spent six weeks here while he divorced his wife. He wasri't too popular with local sports fans after his article ridiculing the tactics of the Nevada basketball team in a game. With the House of Davi No Show Town' Mabel Hazeltine, bookirig agent of the United Artists Bureau, was in Reno last week to see if local thea- ter-goers were interested in booking Broadway hits en route to the coast. She decided the field Was not so good, after Ruth Draper failed to draw a fair house. Wallace Beery's $18,000 summer cabin at Twih Lakies, sputh of Reno, collapsed, frprii the heavy snow. Beery is cpming here fast tp rescue the remains, .after repbrts reached him in Hollywood, that' local cpw- boys Were ■ rtifurnishing their cabins with his expensive furhiturei Alfred Eiisenstaiedt, staff photog- rapher of Life, and Shelley rpwn of the saine mag. Spent several days here taking pictures of Rerio and its simpler activities. They tpok over 1,000 . photos, concentrating bri churches, schools and homes.' Tiieir idea is to shoW Reno to the world in an entirely ifferent light, with ho Bank Club,, ight. clubs or redilight district. Life is being ordered ahead of time to see the result. John Ward, - film actor Holly- wbpd, . corhes to Rerio every • month or so tp visit his mpther; Mrs. Mar- garet Beecher Ward, arid other hbrne. folk^. Hazel Fay Estill, film actress, re- cently ivorced Thomas O^ Estill, who she. said represented himself tp her as a man of means arid'Social po- sition, but fouiid him to -be unem- ployed and in financial straits. He is a mining engineer Ayith Reno as his address. Margaret Mitchell Again Denies AiiyHVood Plans Atlanta; March' ....MargSLr6tJl\JitAhgll...auii^^^^ With the Wind/ will not go to Holly- wood . after aill to collabbratie With Selznick-Internatiprial. in the filmiza- tipn of the' torrie. Writer has said from the first she would have nothing toido with mak- ing of pic and is standing by her. guns. She has made fdw appeararicies in public and has fought shy, of pub- licityi Orie of her rare appearances took place last , week When she at- tendied the 'Gridiron Dinner'"" o* the Gciorgla P'i-ess Iristitute, at Athens, miriglirig with cronies of her news- paper days.. In the mearitiriie, Louisa Robert, daughter of . W, (Chip) Robert, former ass't U. S* treasurer,' and Mrs. Louise Ayres Robert,- and Su- san Falligant, .daughter of Liieut. Col. and Mrs. Lewis' Falligant, of FPrt McPhersbri, Atlanta's;Army, post, are readying their .affairs prepnra- tpry. to making a trip to New York for screen tests for roles iri 'Wind.' They were aimbng the four Dixie girls, selected for .tests, the .otheris being Abela Longmpr^, New Ot- .learis and. Alicia Rhett, Charlestori, C., socialite. . Falligant girl,. student at Oeprgia U., has beibn cast currently in leadirig rple of "Moor Born,' play dealing with lives; of Emily and Charlotte fironte, winter , quarter preseritation pf Uhiversitjr theatre, at cpllege. Big Billboard Buildup By WB for Fernand Gravet An extensive biUbparding cam- paign, lairgest to date for the com- pany, is being prepared by Warner Bros, for 'King and the Chorus Girl,' Easter week release, and may lead to the inauguration of a policy to 24-sheet all priricipar features there- after, Executives intimate that this is the probability. The plans for 'King' are to spread 24-sheiBts around J,200 cities frolhl Coast to Coast two weeks in , ad-' vance of the general release <>f the; picture. Boards will be. .up for - iO days. This will be. a costly campaign arid greatly overshadowif the /posting; done by WB. 6n 'Midsummer Night's Dream.' It may be^ a larger 24- sheeting spread than any cpmpany has ever given a picture in the past. While: 'WB is encouraged )oy the value of 24-.sheets, use Of which has gradually , lessened during recent years, with .a view to putting, over 'Kirig,* the campaign is also designed to seir Fernand Gravet, French star, who iTiakes his debut in this Mcsirvyri LeRoy; musical. PIC BUG BITES BERNIE or Maestro Gives Up Band To Flirt With Flickers. Newly formed Association Of Film Audierices Will take its first official step tomorrbw (Thursday) with is- suance of public announcement of its.officeris|;^iii)s of jhe 6rgai>izatiori an'a""its"'T5ermanJent locanbn''al£"^69'"" West 57th street, N. Y^' Statement will be issued by Dr, Worth M. Tipw, executive secretary of the Federated Couricil of Churches of Christ and, honprary: chairriiari pf the .new grpiip, .• icers of Audi , Dr. Tii)pyi are Richard Constariti , of National Council for Preventiori of Wiar, treasurer; Viola Xialder of Inter-Professional Association, ecutive secretaty, and Edward Kern, of New Filni Alliance^ chairman. Executive board consists of Roswell Barnes, Federated Churches of Christ; Lester Grainger, National Urbari League; Madeleine Heyman, School Motiori .Pipture Committee; Abbott Simon, American. Yputh Congress;, A, Rauber, Teachers* Uriion, arid Rose Terlin of National Council of the YWCA. rganizations which. Will be rep- resented with Audiences in a review- ing membership are, Committee on lAilitarisrii and Education, Fellowship of Recohciliatibn, Uiiited" Textile Workers, Ariierican Youth Congress, United Parent Association, Painters and" Decorators District Gbuhcil 9,.: Joint Council of Fur Workers;. Iri- terhatiorial Ladies Garment Work- ers Union, Wprkers' Alliance, Brotherhood of ■Sleeping Car Porters, Teachers' Union Local 5, National Committee Against Censorship in the Theatre and Arts, InterrProfessIpnal Association arid the . NeW Film Al- liance. Announcement does not mean\ that abbye: organizatioris are affiliated With Audiences, There is no direct connectioi> between any of the groups except in that all are to sit ii\ on film showings, production of which audiences will attegript • to ih- lluence. plans of Audiences are to encour- age the production and true" por- tvayarbf the. contemporary scene in , films, films which -will promote a better' Understanding between racial and .religious groups, fayor.the pro- duction of ahti-wiat fljms and con- V^r^eljf onpose filnis discrediting Amerlctth TtemM^ such as anti- labor^ wikr. and films with fascistic taint ■ Audiences is" particularly con- cerried with condition of newsreels. Alleged distortion of facts by com- mentators is a Spire point with the organization. Special attention will be given reels to eliminate so-called fascist, trends and par.tia!lity to ariti- laboriteS. Hollywood, March 2. Ben Bernie and all the'Tads will go their separate ways after they close their current engagement at Cocpa- nut Grove March 15.! The ol' maes-. tro will settle here and try to carve for himself a picture career. Foi: his radio work he'U use a studio or pickup band. Lads are scattering ither arid yon, catching On where they. can for pi^ure and band ;wprk. Beirnie. will personally try ari^d set feach arid every one of them; He's; giving up the band act after 14 years.. Coming off the set of 'Wake Up and ;Live' at 20th»Fox one day last Week, iBerhie blurted to a pal; 'This is my racket.,. I'm , through with kicking around the country on dance dates.' ie will pass a few weeks in Florida before diggirig in here. STORY BUYS Holly wood. March-2, Hadio' bought The Muddled Deal,' Budapest, stager by; Aladar La§zlo. ■Of Great Riches,' unpublished riovel by Rose Frankeh;: and 'The Earl of. Chicago,' by Brock Williams, taken by Selznick-International, 'Halfway House,' mystery yarn by Ellery Queen, bought by Metro. Republic obtained screen rights to Leo McCarthy's original, 'The Fight- ing Irish.' Gertrude Berg, radio actress, sold her original tp Sol Lesser for Bobby fireen. CONtRACTS Hollywood, March 2. Elsa Corinor, Canadian coritest winner, pacted at Paramount for the stock school.' Karl JKamb^ .npveUst, Jagged at. Metro. . Metro gave acting' contract to George Zucco, Johriny Downs, actor, tiori hoist at Paramount. Warners picked up option on Doris Westpn; Barbara Wieeks was. term acting pact at Columbia. Jack Woodford, Warners; sceriarlst, had his option hoisted. Optionsi'on Marie W;ilson and Jane Wymin, actresses, also picked Up. Selznick-International, has placed Jackie' Moi'an, juve player, Alan Marshall, C. Aubrey; Smith and Margaret Tallichet under cohtractsi, Wahiers lifted option bri birector Nick Grinde, Paramount extended pacts Benny Baker arid Charlehe Wyatt. Richard English given writing con- tract at Columbia. RepubliCf picked up Phil Regari's Option for four more pix. . Terry Walker, who debuted in '23% Hours Leave' for; Grand,' National, had her contract extended at Par. Robertson White; had his writer option plucked at Warners., Columbia optioned Fred Ni writer. Writer- irector contracts, wer given Jean Yarborough and Lesli Goodwins at RKO Glaudine West getij n^w three-year Writing contract at Metro. C. Bakaleiriikoff drew new pact as ork conductor .arid .contractor at Metro. Everett Freeman inked new Writi pact at Metro. Tess Slesinger's^ option l^icked- up at Metro. Columbia lifted. option on. Charlei Quiglcy, actor.